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Date Sent: 2014-03-16
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Sunday, March 16, 2014 |
Kerry Issues Ultimatum: Russia Has Until Monday to Abandon Crimea
House GOP Passes Bill To Force Obama To Crack Down On Legal Weed -- India Is Using Heat-Seeking Devices To Search Uninhabited
Islands For Missing Malaysia Plane -- Fed Investigated FX Rigging
Months Before Manipulation Was Exposed, Did Nothing -- Crimea
Prime Minister Says May Formally Join Russia Next Week -- Massive
Fraud Has Been Unveiled At The EPA (Again) -- Foreigners Sell A
Record Amount Of Treasurys Held By The Fed In Past Week -- Russia
Crashes Into Bear Market As Europe Drops Most In 9 Months --
The Tanks Are Coming While Russia, US "Remain At Odds" Over Ukraine
-- Rolls Royce furthers Malaysian plane mystery... -- Breitbart:
Ron Paul Talks Secession, Claims U.S. Helped Overthrow Ukrainian
Government -- Scientists Find Evidence of Massive Water
Reserve Near Earth’s Center -- Here’s What Lindsey Graham
Offered to John Kerry When He Thought the Microphone Was Off --
Supporting the Troops Video - Josie The Outlaw -- Escalation:
Putin Deploys Invasion Force of 80,000 Troops; Border On Lockdown
*Video* -- Merkel Whores For Washington -- Homeland Security
Conducts Unannounced School Lockdown Drill -- European Union NGO
Played Direct Role in Violent Coup in Ukraine -- Could we
condemn criminals to suffer for hundreds of years? -- Data shows
millions of Americans falling out of the workforce --
WikiLeaks, Ukraine, and NATO -- Let Crimea Go! -- Rand’s
Stand on Foreign Policy -- Warren Buffett: Don’t dump stocks on
China or Ukraine and stay away from Bitcoin -- U.S. Balks at
Ukraine Military-Aid Request -- Why Is Google Building A
Robot Army? -- A Close Look at the NSA’s Most Powerful Internet
Attack Tool -- A Rare Intimate Glimpse Into Private Lives in
Iran -- How to Keep the NSA From Spying Through Your Webcam
-- Zuckerberg Phones Obama for Answers About NSA Spying -- Fourth
Turning: The People vs Big Brother -- They Admit Default --
Propaganda, Lies and the New York Times: Everything you Really Need
to Know About Ukraine -- Thermonuclear Monarchy and Revolution -- Something
Dead Wrong Here: Investigating the Mysterious and Central
Character, “Danny” -- SpaceX Set to Launch the World’s First
Reusable Booster -- Pros and cons of a mature Bitcoin economy -- What
do New Jersey, Texas and Arizona have against Tesla? -- Mexico
Is Taking Big Risks By Allowing The Rise of Vigilantism -- 81-Year-Old
Great-Grandmother Jailed For 2 Days For Pet Violation --
Extremist Jihadi Group Retreats From Two Syrian Provinces After
Alienating Everyone -- Mother Sues Gun Shop For Selling
Gun Later Used In A Murder -- Ukraine: Authorities Win,
Citizens Lose
AZ: PrepperFestAZ - March 21-23, 2014
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News Link • World News
Kerry Issues Ultimatum: Russia Has Until Monday to Abandon Crimea
03-15-2014
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Threatens 'Serious Steps' Against Russia If They Refuse
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News Link • Drug War
House GOP Passes Bill To Force Obama To Crack Down On Legal Weed
03-15-2014
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Libertycrier.com
Arizona Reps Salmon, Schweikert, and Franks voting AYE, Gosar not voting; and all AZ Dems vote NO...
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
India Is Using Heat-Seeking Devices To Search Uninhabited Islands For Missing Malaysia Plane
03-15-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, ASHOK SHARMA
India began searching hundreds of uninhabited islands in the Andaman Sea on Friday, using heat-seeking devices in looking for the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared six days ago, officials said.
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Fed Investigated FX Rigging Months Before Manipulation Was Exposed, Did Nothing
03-15-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
With the Bank of England recently denying any collusion with dealers to manipulate FX rates and exclaiming "it was not our job to go hunting for the rigging of markets," the WSJ reports that none other than that bastion of trust The Federal Reserve e
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News Link • World News
Crimea Prime Minister Says May Formally Join Russia Next Week
03-15-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Crimea's Prime Minister Sergie Aksenov has been very vocal this morning with comments on nationalizing the region's banks, but the following few comments are sparking concerns...
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News Link • Environment
Massive Fraud Has Been Unveiled At The EPA (Again)
03-15-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Mike Krieger
While I doubt anyone reading this will be shocked by major fraud at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the potential extent of the fraud is huge, and we still have no idea how big it is.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Foreigners Sell A Record Amount Of Treasurys Held By The Fed In Past Week
03-15-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
A month ago we reported that according to much delayed TIC data, China had just dumped the second-largest amount of US Treasurys in history.
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News Link • World News
The Tanks Are Coming While Russia, US "Remain At Odds" Over Ukraine
03-15-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
With Interfax reporting that Belarus has begun full-scale military drills in a "readiness check", images from Russia and Ukraine suggest the worst-case scenario - that Russia is making preparations to invade Ukraine, not just Crimea but perhaps as fa
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News Link • Conspiracies
Rolls Royce furthers Malaysian plane mystery...
03-15-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by SteveMT
Rolls Royce furthers Malaysian plane mystery: engine data showed plane had flown for four hours more than thought
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Breitbart: Ron Paul Talks Secession, Claims U.S. Helped Overthrow Ukrainian Government
03-15-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by FreedomLover2012
My oh my. Breitbart featuring Ron Paul on the front page.. Im reading the comment section of this post and it's very interesting. Are more people waking up? I think the answer is yes, read for yourself
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News Link • Geology
Scientists Find Evidence of Massive Water Reserve Near Earth’s Center
03-15-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by goldenequity
"A rare mineral discovery suggests a reservoir that could hold as much water as all the earth’s oceans combined."
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News Link • Government
Here’s What Lindsey Graham Offered to John Kerry When He Thought the Microphone Was Off
03-15-2014
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http://www.theblaze.com, Jason Howerton
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was caught on a hot mic Thursday telling Secretary of State John Kerry to let him know how he could “help” with House Speaker John Boehner.
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News Link • World News
Escalation: Putin Deploys Invasion Force of 80,000 Troops; Border On Lockdown *Video*
03-15-2014
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http://www.shtfplan.com, Mac Slavo
For those who thought that the crisis in the Ukraine is over because it’s been out of the mainstream news for 72 hours, think again.
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News Link • World News
Merkel Whores For Washington
03-15-2014
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Paul Craig Roberts
Washington, enabled by its compliant but stupid NATO puppets, is pushing the Ukrainian situation closer to war.
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News Link • European Union
European Union NGO Played Direct Role in Violent Coup in Ukraine
03-15-2014
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Kurt Nimmo
State Department and EU worked in tandem to overthrow elected government
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
CNN Exclusive: Analysis shows two possible Indian Ocean paths for airliner
03-15-2014
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By Barbara Starr and Chelsea J. Carter
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 made drastic changes in altitude and direction after disappearing from civilian radar, U.S. officials told CNN on Friday, raising questions for investigators about just who was at the controls of the commercial jetliner t
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
Data shows millions of Americans falling out of the workforce
03-15-2014
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http://dailycaller.com, Neil Munro
The number of native-born, working-age Americans who aren’t working has shot up by almost 9 million since 2007, and by almost 15 million since 2000, according to a new report by the Center for Immigration Studies, a group that favors reduced immigrat
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News Link • Drones
Navy Submarine Drones Will Predict the Weather Months In Advance
03-15-2014
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http://www.defenseone.com,
In the next decade, Navy scientists will be able to predict the weather as far as 90 days into the future with the help of mathematical models, satellites, and submarine drones.
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News Link • NATO
WikiLeaks, Ukraine, and NATO
03-15-2014
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http://original.antiwar.com, by Conn Hallinan
Is the Russian occupation of the Crimea a case of aggressive expansionism by Moscow or aimed at at blocking a scheme by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to roll right up to the Russia’s western border? WikiLeaks has revealed a secret cab
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News Link • Economy - International
Warren Buffett: Don’t dump stocks on China or Ukraine and stay away from bitcoin
03-15-2014
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http://blogs.marketwatch.com,
Warren Buffett sat down for an interview with CNBC on Friday morning and offered up a lot of wisdom on a variety of topics ranging from bitcoin to Ukraine to the global response to the wisdom of betting against No. 16 seeds in the NCAA college basket
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News Link • Internet
A Close Look at the NSA’s Most Powerful Internet Attack Tool
03-15-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Nicholas Weaver
We already knew that the NSA has weaponized the internet, enabling it to “shoot” exploits at anyone it desires. A single web fetch, imitated by an identified target, is sufficient for the NSA to exploit its victim.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
We Mapped Our Boss’ Office With This Slick New 3-D Camera
03-15-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Greg Miller
Three-dimensional interactive models of indoor spaces have traditionally been expensive and labor-intensive to create. But now anybody can buy a system that can make really neat digital renderings of a house, office or art gallery for $4,500, plus a
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News Link • Iran
A Rare Intimate Glimpse Into Private Lives in Iran
03-15-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Doug Bierend
Iran remains largely misunderstood by many of us in the West. As a theocratic country kept under rigid social, religious, and media restrictions, it’s difficult to relate to. And in the absence of much tourism or Western media based in Iran, for many
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News Link • Surveillance
How to Keep the NSA From Spying Through Your Webcam
03-15-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Kim Zetter
You already know that laptops, desktop computers, tablets and mobile phones are all at risk of being hacked. But did you know that intruders might use the built-in camera to take surreptitious pictures and videos of you and your surroundings or hijac
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News Link • Internet
Zuckerberg Phones Obama for Answers About NSA Spying
03-15-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Robert McMillan
When you’re Mark Zuckerberg, you can do things a little differently from everyone else. Worried about a pesky construction project next door? Drop $30 million and buy up a four-pack of your neighbor’s homes. Worried that the NSA’s widespread surveill
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News Link • Transportation
Car Dealers Are Terrified of Tesla’s Plan to Eliminate Oil Changes
03-15-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Marcus Wohlsen
Car dealers fear Tesla. In states across the country, powerful car dealer associations have lobbied to ensure the electric car maker and its direct-sales model are kept out. This movement claimed another victory this week when New Jersey banned Tesla
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Scientists May Get Best View Yet of a Black Hole in Action
03-15-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Adam Mann
It’s the cosmic event of the year. Right now, telescopes all over the world are turning to our galaxy’s center, where for the first time ever they may have a front-row look at a supermassive black hole consuming a gas cloud.
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News Link • Surveillance
Fourth Turning: The People vs Big Brother
03-15-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Jim Quinn
“The risk of catastrophe will be very high. The nation could erupt into insurrection or civil violence, crack up geographically, or succumb to authoritarian rule. If there is a war, it is likely to be one of maximum risk and effort " in other words,
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News Link • Propaganda
Propaganda, Lies and the New York Times: Everything you Really Need to Know About Ukraine
03-15-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Patrick L. Smith
The media keeps buying the American spin on what's happening in Ukraine. Let's cut through the fog
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News Link • Military
Thermonuclear Monarchy and Revolution
03-15-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By David Swanson
So now we (or at least the 0.03% of us who care to hunt for it) discover that U.S. military spending is not actually being cut at all, but increasing. Also going up: U.S. nuclear weapons spending. Some of the new nukes will violatetreaties, but the
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News Link • Boston Marathon Bombing
Something Dead Wrong Here: Investigating the Mysterious and Central Character, “Danny”
03-15-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Russ Baker
In part I, we reported significant discrepancies in the story of the key witness in the Boston Marathon bombing-MIT police officer killing. These discrepancies cast doubt on his credibility"and therefore on the entire public narrative around those ev
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News Link • Bitcoin
Pros and cons of a mature Bitcoin economy
03-15-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com, By Brian Dodson
Bitcoin, the digital cryptocurrency designed to enable anonymous peer-to-peer financial exchanges without the involvement of third parties, is having serious teething problems. However, most such problems are associated with bitcoin storage or conver
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News Link • Inventions
SPHERES remote control demonstration bodes well for future space exploration
03-15-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com, By David Szondy
Controlling a robot in space from the ground can be a bit like hitting a moving target.
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News Link • Transportation
Opinion: What do New Jersey, Texas and Arizona have against Tesla?
03-15-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com, By Angus MacKenzie
Electric car manufacturer Tesla has been in discussions for some time with the New Jersey Government and Motor Vehicle Commission about the implementation of its direct dealership model. This week the Administration, following suit with Texas and Ari
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News Link • Justice and Judges
81-Year-Old Great-Grandmother Jailed For 2 Days For Pet Violation
03-15-2014
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CBS News
A neighbor took pictures of the dogs running down the street and reported her to Animal Control.
The agency slapped Root with a $7,000 fine or she could spend nearly a year in jail.
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News Link • Mexico
Mexico Is Taking Big Risks By Allowing The Rise of Vigilantism
03-15-2014
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Business Insider
In failing to snuff out vigilantism, Mexico is running big risks.
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News Link • Syria
Extremist Jihadi Group Retreats From Two Syrian Provinces After Alienating Everyone
03-15-2014
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Business Insider
An al Qaeda splinter group in Syria pulled out of two provinces in the country's northwest on Friday and headed to its eastern strongholds after months of clashes with rival rebels, activists said.
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News Link • History
The Beautifully Simple Method Archimedes Used To Find The First Digits Of Pi
03-15-2014
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Business Insider
Happy Pi Day! It's March 14, or 3/14, matching the first three digits of π.
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News Link • Outdoor Survival
Here's How Long Someone Could Survive At Sea
03-15-2014
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Business Insider
The search continues for the 239 passengers and crew of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared somewhere off the coast of Southeast Asia on Saturday (March 8)
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Why Investigators Are Now Focusing On Foul Play Behind Missing Malaysia Plane
03-15-2014
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Business Insider
An investigation into the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner is focusing more on a suspicion of foul play, as evidence suggests it was diverted hundreds of miles off course, sources familiar with the Malaysian probe said.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Mother Sues Gun Shop For Selling Gun Later Used In A Murder
03-15-2014
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Business Insider
A Missouri gun shop is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after selling a handgun to a woman who is charged with using it to murder her father.
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News Link • Drones
Drone Captures Terrible Aftermath Of Fire In San Francisco
03-15-2014
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Business Insider
A massive six-alarm fire completely destroyed a building that was under construction in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood on Tuesday.
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, March 16, 2014 Edition
03-14-2014
John Semmens
President Admits Obamacare Will Block Access to Many Doctors
Despite promising that those who liked their doctors would be able to keep them under Obamacare, President Obama now admits that “in many instances this will not be possible. On balance,
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News Link • Property Rights
Ending Property Rights: What "Add the Words" Really Means
03-12-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
New Mexico Governor Martinez was a regular customer of stylist Antonio Darden. 2 years ago, Darden decided he would no longer accept the Governor as a client because of her support for the conventional definition of marriage: monogamous, heterosexua
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Bye-Bye Debt Limit
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The federal debt limit is once again on autopilot. Facing the dilemma of raising the debt limit so that the federal government can borrow more money or allowing the government to default on its obligations and possibly shut down,
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
2012 Anaheim police shooting: Jury rejects excessive force claim
03-12-2014
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A federal jury on Thursday rejected claims that the fatal 2012 police shooting of 25-year-old Manuel Diaz in the back while running away " which helped spark a series of protests in Anaheim " was an excessive use of force by officers.
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News Link • Gun Rights
No militia means more intrusive law enforcement
03-12-2014
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USA Today
In 1912, when the federal government tried to send militia units into Mexico, the militias balked, noting that the Constitution allowed them to be called out only to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or enforce the law " not to invade other coun
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
How CIA snooped on Senate Intel Committee’s files
03-12-2014
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ars technica
It sounds like something out of Homeland: at a secret location somewhere off the campus of the CIA, the agency leases space and hires contractors to run a top-secret network, which it fills with millions of pages of documents dumped from the
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